Position Summary:
Serves as the clinical trial lead responsible for the planning, conduct and oversight of the operational portion of clinical studies per defined scope of work and ensures that clinical studies are conducted in accordance with the protocol, standard operating procedures (SOPs), ICH-GCP and all applicable regulatory requirements.
Essential functions of the job include but are not limited to:
- Primary clinical point of contact with the client
- Collaborate with PM on monthly invoicing and variance management of clinical budget
- Develop study related clinical documents (e.g. clinical plans, Informed Consent Form templates, study specific forms and manuals, CRF completion guidelines, study trackers, PSV/SIV slides and other training materials)
- Identify and develop training needs for CRAs and third-party vendors specific to the study, protocol and practices including presenting these at Investigator Meetings and Study Kick-off meetings
- Generate potential site list from key stakeholders and drive site feasibility process
- Identify potential risks to the enrollment targets based on feasibility analysis and site’s contracted commitment
- Develop and finalize the country recruitment/retention strategy
- Develop timely and effective communication and good working relationships with investigators and study team to ensure effective and timely feasibility, site start up, enrollment, maintenance and close out procedures
- Lead internal clinical team meetings and sets expectations for clinical team of CRAs and CTAs
- Address all CRA and site questions and maintains Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) log as appropriate
- Support in planning and conducting investigator meetings
- Review and/or approve of IP release packages
- Oversee, support and track all submissions and approvals to Competent Authorities and IRB/Ethics Committees in conjunction with regulatory departments as applicable
- Develop clinical monitoring strategies for assuring study timelines are met and assuring quality deliverables
- Generate and utilizes metric reporting (e.g., CTMS, DM Query Trends, Outstanding Monitoring Reports) to ensure that the study is conducted per plan and communicates issues to PM and CRAs as appropriate
- Responsible for eTMF implementation and management &nb